We wish them, all of you reading this and our colleagues in other European countries and elsewhere, many of whom had gone into lockdown before us, well during this unprecedented period.

While all the events we had lined-up this year are suspended, we hope that many of them will still happen at a later date. This includes plans for events in the UK, Czech Republic, France, Spain, Germany, Netherlands and Italy.

And while events such as First Light Festival have been suspended for 2020, we hope we may be able to involve these partners in our other projects later in the year.

Some of our European dates, which were scheduled to begin in April, are potentially still going ahead, although it is unlikely they will take place soon.

Noise of Art’s programming role in the Woodbridge Festival will also still go ahead, although we’re expecting a delay to the original date – which was the Weekend of 11 July.

DJ Ben Osborne played the National Portrait Gallery. This has now also become the last DJ date at the gallery until it re-opens in 2022, after a major refurbishment. It marks a ten year stint since Noise of Art held our first whole building event at the NPG in 2010. And 10 years since we first suggested regular DJ slots to the gallery’s then music team. We are proud DJ events have run weekly ever since and we hope they will return to the gallery when it re-opens.

Noise of Art’s forthcoming London programme will run from 17 September to 14 October, including the Metiss’age Street Art Festival, supported by the Cultural Programme of the European Union.

Following recent events at Latitude, Sketch, National Portrait Gallery, Tate Britain and Spot Festival Denmark, the month of London events will include club nights, street art painting, contemporary dance, costumes, performance art, street performers and circus acts, all set around Noise of Art’s core of electronic club music.

Noise of Art is also supporting Tree For Cities and the Treeathalon, to raise awareness and funds for its work planting trees in inner city environments.

Saturday 17 September Day Event
Noise of Art presents
Metiss’age Junior Street Art Festival and Music Picnic
@ the Treeathalon, Battersea Park, London SW11
Free entry: 10am – 3pm
The Metiss’age street art festival and music picnic is an all ages family event celebrating life in the city and cultural and ecological diversity. Organised by Noise of Art, it will run alongside the Trees For Cities Treeathalon event in Battersea Park.

The centre piece of Metiss’age is an interactive street painting celebrating cultural and eco diversity in London and designed by London artist Miss Led. It will be painted by young people and members of the public. The day is part of two sister festivals being held in Rome and Paris. It will feature a barefoot 100 meter world record attempt, performance art, acrobats, jugglers, a solar powered mobile music stage, costumes, dance, music, cross platform art and trees.

The Metiss’age events are organised in partnership with Global Warming in Paris and Explora in Rome and are suppoted by and part of the European Union’s Cultural Programme. Acts to be announced soon.

To join the Treeathalon race go www.treesforcities.co.uk
More information at www.noiseofart.org

Acid Washed (France), Hyena Stomp aka Severino and Nico de Ceglia (Italia), Dec Shoes (London), Ben Osborne, The People Pile, Beef Warehouse, Cosmic Onion Field, Rupert The Brewer and more to be announced

Mirroring sister events in Paris and Rome, Noise of Art steps into 93 Feet East for a Rome vs Paris and London three way marathon.

Thursday 6 October
Noise of Art and National Maritime Museum presents:
Traders Unpacked
National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF
Free, times and line up to be annunced.

To mark the opening of the new East India Gallery and wing at the former hub of Britain’s Navy, Noise of Art takes inspiration from the way Eastern sea routes have brought new cultures into London, and changed our art, music and film.

Noise of Art has announced its first call-out through the Sonicbids platform for an act to play forthcoming London events.

Noise of Art events will take be taking place this September and October in venues across London. Acts are invited to apply from a broad range of genres and anyone interested in applying should visit Sonicbids.com for further information.

Sonicbids is the leading matchmaking site for emerging bands and music promoters. It boasts a network of over 25,000 promoters and 300,000 bands/artists. In 2010, bands and artists using Sonicbids booked close to 80,000 gigs through the site. It includes artists of all shapes and sizes and is especially aimed at helping independent artists.

Noise of Art’s Spring Festival Weekend is here…plus more shows in Paris and Brighton announced.

“Pushing the boundaries as ever, Noise Of Art will be transforming the [QEH] into a spaceship… You’re unlikely to attend another event in London like this so our advice is to get your ticket sharpish.” DJ Magazine, April, 2009 No.1 London Night Out

‘Critics Choice’
Time Out, 16 – 22 April 2009

The weekend series of Noise of Art events start with Noise of Art taking on Slipped Disco for the Italo Sessions at The Bar Music Hall and culminatinate with their huge party at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Sunday with The Juan Maclean, Chateau Flight, DJ T v Thomas Schumacher, Les Hommes Du Train and Faroe Island bands Orca and Budam.

Part one of Noise of Art’s weekend of Italian Stallions sees the awesome Hell Yeah! Records bring their leading lights over along with some seriously messed up basslines. Psychedelic dance kids They Came From the Stars I Saw Them will be adding their live performance to the proceedings. There’ll be splendid visuals and Noise of Art founder Ben Osborne (recently described by Time Out as “very ace”) will be keeping everybody dancing between the gaps.

Wednesday 6 May
The Dome,
Brighton Festival
Les Hommes Du Train perform a new version of their Noise of Art soundtrack to Piccadilly Nites Version #1 live with the Flat Earth Society.
Tickets now on sale

Saturday 9 May
The Borderline
London WC1
AV video from Les Hommes Du Train, Overlap and others at City Showcase electronic night.